athletically

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adverb

In an athletic manner.

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Meanings

adverbathletically (comparative more athletically, superlative most athletically)

comparative more athletically · superlative most athletically

  1. In an athletic manner.
    1 more example

    An email from ICE headquarters to the agency’s top officials on October 5 lamented that “a considerable amount of athletically allergic candidates” had been showing up to the academy; they had “misrepresented” their physical condition on application forms. The email directed leaders at ICE’s field offices to conduct preliminary fitness exams with new recruits before sending them to the academy.

    2025 October 20, Nick Miroff, “ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2025

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós)
  2. Latināthlēticu
  3. Middle Frenchathletique
  4. Englishathletic
  5. Englishathletically

From athletic + -ally.

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Translations

Catalan atlèticament
  • atlèticamentin an athletic manner
French athlétiquement
  • athlétiquementin an athletic manner
Italian atleticamente
  • atleticamentein an athletic manner
Polish atletycznie
  • atletyczniein an athletic manner
Swedish atletiskt
  • atletisktin an athletic manner
Cite this entry
APA

athletically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/athletically

MLA

“athletically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/athletically. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “athletically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/athletically.

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